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Canola TV--Matching Canola Variety Decisions to Conditions Maximizes Potential
Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:35:32 CDT
Planning is in full swing for next year’s winter canola crop and Justin Stejskal of Croplan says demand is growing for four Roundup-ready varieties his company offers. He tells Ron Hays in the latest edition of Canola TV that early maturity seems to be a major consideration for many producers.
“HyCLASS 110W is the earliest-maturing variety we have. It’s a great fit for a guy who wants to plant a lot of acres out there and wants to get the quickest maturity so he can get started harvesting on something else.”
For those concerned we may be heading into another drought, Stejskal recommends 115W.
“One-fifteen is an SU-tolerant variety. I feel it is our most stress-tolerant variety we have out there. We’ve planted 115 in a lot of different situations and it’s been a very good, consistent performer across the board in those situations. We also had very, very good results in Dr. Arnall’s pH study he did last winter.”
For farmers wanting a higher-yielding later variety, Croplan offers 125W.
“We brought it onboard two years ago. We were very excited about its yield potential,” Stejskal says. “It hasn’t let us down yet. It really does well in high-yielding situations. It’s also an SU-tolerant variety as well which makes it very strong.”
The fourth variety offered by Croplan is for farmers who are blessed with more nearly ideal conditions.
“One-fifty-four W is unique because it’s actually a Roundup-ready hybrid. It’s also the latest-maturing variety out there in the Croplan lineup. Situations where you have good management, good soils, maybe even a little bit of irrigation, it’s really got a lot of potential out there are far as a high-yielder goes. Being a hybrid as it is, it’s got a lot of good vigor.”
Stejskal says customer response has been very positive to their experience with canola this year.
“We hear a lot of people tell us they are going to increase acres over where they were. I think some of the hold-up is people were trying to figure out how to logistically handle the crop.
“We’ve had conversations with a lot of different growers who are talking about maybe planting 50 percent of their acres to canola and a rotation going for it in the future. It becomes a question of ‘How do I manage that?’ as far as harvest goes. So you have to look at what maturity of variety you’re planting and also, too, look at what equipment you need and also manpower.
Stejskal said he has one customer who is increasing his canola production from 800 acres this year to 1500 next year. He says that is not unusual as many wheat farmers are beginning to define themselves as wheat and canola farmers.
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